From pen on paper, to the clicking of a keyboard, to the whir ofprinters amidst a massive factory, to a man on a set yelling "ACTION!" The vision Suzanne Collins has is now brought to life on the big screen for all to see her story of Katniss visually represented. Although, one can sense a game of telephone as the story gets interpreted farther from the original. The first movie, 'The Hunger Games,' has some clear instances of these deviations.
The first to look at is the absence of drunken antics within the beginning of the movie, where the Reaping occurs. One can see a morose Peeta Mellark, and an almost-shattered Katniss Everdeen (stepping in for her sister) as they take the stage, but something is missing....
Where is Haymitch?
No stumbling across the stage, no cursing at the nerve of the Capitol, no nothing. We fail to get a glimpse into the life of the man who holds the Mockingjay's life in his hands until the third book. We fail to get a moment of comedic relief within the shadow of the storm that is to come. Ultimately, we fail to see a man in his moment of shining glory. Lesson learned, never. Never. Never. Never. Exclude Haymitch.
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